Target



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0. PEDERSON. TARGET.

1104343522. j I Patented Aug. 19. 1890.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OLE PEDERSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TARGET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 434,522, dated August19, 1890.

Application filed November 29,1889. Serial No. 331,922. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OLE PEDERSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Targets, of which thefollowing is a full and clear description, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in whichFigure 1 represents the face of my target with the plates in position toreceive the projectiles. Fig. 2 is a section of the same through theline 00 x of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 shows the face of the target after all theplates have been struck. Fig. 4 is a section through the line yg of Fig.3. Fig. 5 is a detail to be referred to.

My present invention relates to that class of targets which are used inconnection with toy pistols, and more particularly that class of toypistols which discharge rubber projectiles, and in which numbers areexposed by the plates changing position whenever they are struck by theprojectiles.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willnow describe the same and indicate the manner in which I carry it out.

In the drawings, A represents a targetboard of any desired shape or sizeprovided with the perforations a, and immediately above each perforationa partial perforation a, for a purpose hereinafter explained. The platesB are rigidly attached near one edge to the rods b, which rods arepassed through the perforations a, in which they have aloose play, andon the opposite side of the board A these rods are bent back onthemselves, so as to allow the ends of the rods to enter the partialperforations a, as shown in Fig. 2.

The manner of attaching the plate and bending the rod is clearly shownin Fig. 5.

When the plates are in position, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, it isevident that if a plate should be struck and be driven up to the board Athe bent end of the rod would at the same time be driven out of thepartial perforation cd, and the necessary result would be the rod I)would turn in the perforation a and allow the plate B to drop to a lowerposition, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

On the face of the target are placed figures indicating any desirednumbers, or animals and birds may be represented, and these figures oranimals are hidden from View by the plates B when the target is arrangedfor use, as shown in Fig. 1; but as each plate is struck by theprojectile it is caused to drop below and expose the figure which hadbeen concealed behind it, as shown in Fig. 3.

The target may be of any desired size and any number of plates may beused, so as to give a variety of numbers, birds, and animals for theamusement of the youthful gamester or hunter armed with his toy pistol.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

. 1. A target consisting of a board having perforations a made throughit and other perforations a, extending partially through said board, aseries of plates having rods extending through the perforations a, andhaving bent ends adapted to be fitted into the partial perforations a,substantially as described.

2. A target consisting of a board provided with perforations extendingpartially through it from the rear side, in combination with a series ofplates having rods journaled in said board and provided with bent endsadapted to be fitted into the partial perforations and to be releasedtherefrom when the plates are struck up, substantially as described.

OLE PEDERSON. Witnesses:

H. B. RoUsE, F. O. MERCER.

